German

Adverb

nich

1. (informal) Northern Germany form of nicht

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German nicht, a contracted form of Old Saxon neowiht, from neo ‎(“never”) + wiht ‎(“being, creature”), derived from Proto-Germanic *ne ‎(“not”) + *aiw- ‎(“ever”) + *wiht- ‎(“thing”). Akin to German nicht, Dutch niet, West Frisian net, English not where similar developments took place.

Alternative forms

• ni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪç/, [nɪç]
• IPA^(key): /nɪ/, [nɪ]

Adverb

nich

1. not

   Do dat nich!‎

   Do not do it!

   Dat is nich wohr.‎

   That is not true.

Interjection

nich?

1. is it not? (a tag question)

Derived terms

• nich een
• noch nich

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nʲiç]

Pronoun

nich ‎(used only after prepositions)

1. genitive of wóni
2. animate accusative of wóni
3. locative of wóni

Synonyms

• jich

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɲix]

Pronoun

nich pl ‎(used only after prepositions)

1. genitive of oni
2. accusative of oni
3. locative of oni
4. genitive of one
5. locative of one

See also

• ich